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my firefox reads, "downloading latest applications" it has been doing this for a week now.

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AnonymousUser
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just below task bar, it reads everytime i start firefox, "downloading latest applications" it has been doing this for a week now. How do i stop this action?

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== a week ago

just below task bar, it reads everytime i start firefox, "downloading latest applications" it has been doing this for a week now. How do i stop this action? == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == a week ago

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rjohnson19
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This message is from an add-on, the MSN or Bing Toolbar.

Disable this add-on in Tools -> Add-ons or uninstall it from Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features.

See Disable or remove Add-ons